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British hermits: the growing lure of the solitary life (The Independent)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 23:00:01 GMT

By the time Sue Woodcock came to retire from her career as a policewoman, she'd had enough of Hampshire, where she was based and longed for a more traditional and natural way of life – one where she could "live by [her] own rules". In her old life, back in what she calls "that England", she had become disillusioned by politics, by society as a whole. So she moved north to become a crofter in...

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Lively Lady returns 40 years on (BBC News)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 15:05:16 GMT

Lively Lady returns to Hampshire after completing a circumnavigation of the globe 40 years after first making the voyage.

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Carberry in tune (Skysports.com )

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 12:40:26 GMT

DJ and England Lions ace Michael Carberry told Cricket AM that Hampshire have got him back on track.

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Peerless Murray in no hurry to retire as BBC prepare to resume coverage (Daily Mail)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:20:53 GMT

Hampshire pensioner seeks employment when the Corporation takes over Formula One coverage next season and commentator Murray Walker was back at Silverstone.

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Strike agreed at 999 call centre (BBC News)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:58:06 GMT

Staff at Hampshire Constabulary's control centre agree to strike action over changes to working conditions.

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Freelance Artworker in Basingstoke (Craig Killick Web Marketing)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:26:50 GMT

A friend of mine, Darren, has just gone freelance, after being made redundant. He is a Senior Mac Artworker - and a very good one.He is based in Basingstoke but told me he is working all over Hampshire, up into Surrey, around Farnham way, and across towards Reading in Berkshire.The full SP is that he [...]

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Insurer reveals county job cuts (BBC News)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:34:51 GMT

Some 190 jobs will be axed at two of Zurich's general insurance offices in Hampshire, it is revealed.

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Watch Out for Rabies (Granby 01033)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:23:00 GMT

Rabies has a 100% kill rate. Without treatment, anyone bitten or exposed to the saliva of a rabid animal will die. The disease is going around. A few weeks ago, Amherst residents were bitten by a rabid baby fox. This week two South Hadley residents were attacked by a rabid cat. The Daily Hampshire Gazette reports : SOUTH HADLEY - A man and a 9-year-old girl are being treated for rabies after...

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Missing woman's car found by sea (BBC News)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:13:54 GMT

A sea and land search is being carried out after a woman went missing while staying with a relative in Hampshire.

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Appointment only police station (BBC News)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:14:35 GMT

A Hampshire city police station will see people by appointment only as part of a shake-up of operating services.

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County Championship: Nottinghamshire go top as Hampshire eye the trapdoor (The Telegraph)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:09:55 GMT

Notts (354 & 189-4) bt Hampshire (293 & 248) by 6 wktsSamit Patel secures victory as Notts move top, leaving Hampshire battling relegation.

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Watercress firm’s £50m bonanza (icWales)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT

HAMPSHIRE farmer Malcolm Isaac is celebrating a windfall after selling his watercress business to a Portuguese company in a deal worth around £50m, it emerged yesterday.

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RURAL REVOLT…………..FROM CAPTAIN SWING TO THE HAWKHURST GANG! (Ian Bone)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:19:50 GMT

I’m grateful to recent commenters for raising the subject of rural insurrection. I’m especially impressed with JP Allen’s call from deepest Wiltshire for the creation of a Maoist guerrilla army.Simon mentions Captain Swing in Hampshire………a few weeks ago I was visiting Gilbert White’s house in Selborne and there in the shop, nestling among the preserves [...]

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Notts go clear with Rose Bowl win (BBC News)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:34:42 GMT

Notts move 13 points clear at the top of the table after beating Hampshire by six wickets at the Rose Bowl.

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UK: Muslim soldiers conference (Islam in Europe)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:52:00 GMT

A country house in Hampshire was the rarefied setting for the second conference hosting Muslims serving in Britain's armed forces. Those who gathered at Amport House - the home to military chaplains from all faiths - came for a mix of practical advice and spiritual support, talking of how the military had done much to accommodate them but arguing that there was more to be done, including in...

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BBC presenter Michael Buerk in 999 rescue (Mirror.co.uk)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:31:00 GMT

BBC presenter Michael Buerk, star of rescue series 999, was involved in his own real life emergency when he had to be rescued from his broken-down yacht in Hampshire.

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Farmer sells salad firm for £50m (BBC News)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:06:03 GMT

A Hampshire farmer, who started a watercress company on one acre of land more than 50 years ago, sells his business for about £50m.

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Park Holidays Discount Code (Discount code, coupon, voucher UK)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 06:00:00 GMT

Book online at Park Holidays (caravan parks in coastal locations across Devon, Dorset, Hampshire, Sussex, Kent, Essex and Suffolk) with the discount code - PH05 - before 31 July 2008 to get 5% of your cash back!

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Inquiry into death of Scots motorcyclist (News Scotsman)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:49:52 GMT

A CRASH that killed a motorcyclist from Dundee is being investigated by police officers in Hampshire.

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County Championship: Chris Tremlett's timely intervention gives hope for Hampshire (The Telegraph)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:31:43 GMT

Hampshire (293 & 248) lead Nottinghamshire (354 & 54-1) by 133 runsAn unlikely ninth-wicket stand could prove crucial to Hampshire's relegation prospects.

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